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| name                    = Askainen
| official_name           = {{lang|fi|Askaisten kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Villnäs kommun}}
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Western Finland]]
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| extinct_title           = Merged into [[Masku]] 
| extinct_date            = January 1, 2009
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| leader_name             = Pekka Määttänen
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| population_total        = 931
| population_as_of        = 2003
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'''Askainen''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈɑskɑi̯nen|lang}}; {{langx|sv|Villnäs}}) is a [[List of former municipalities of Finland|former municipality]] of [[Finland]]. Together with [[Lemu, Finland|Lemu]], it was consolidated with [[Masku]] on January 1, 2009.

It is located in southwestern part of the country in the [[Varsinais-Suomi]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality had a population of 938 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 61.52&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (excluding sea) of which 0.26&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is inland water. The [[population density]] was 15.31 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality was unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].

== History ==
Askainen was first mentioned in 1374 as ''Askais'', when it was a part of the [[Nousiainen]] parish. It was included into the [[Lemu, Finland|Lemu]] parish after its separation from Nousiainen sometime before 1404. Askainen was also held by the monastery of [[Naantali]] before the Reformation. Askainen was mentioned as a chapel community within Lemu in 1592, though chapel rights may have been granted earlier.

Askainen became a separate parish and municipality in 1910, but the parishes of Askainen and Lemu were reunited in 1960. Despite this, the two still acted as separate municipalities until 2009, when they became parts of [[Masku]].

<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=28|access-date=December 22, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lemu-Askaisten seurakunnan historiaa|url=http://www.lemu-askaistenseurakunta.fi/historia.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111193611/http://www.lemu-askaistenseurakunta.fi/historia.htm|archive-date=January 11, 2006|access-date=December 22, 2022|website=lemu-askaistenseurakunta.fi|language=fi}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
*[[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim]], field marshal and 6th [[President of Finland]] was born in Askainen on June 4, 1867.

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Askainen}}
*[http://www.askainen.fi/index.php?kieli=eng Official website]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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[[Category:Former municipalities of Finland]]
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